Henry Gibson

Henry Gibson

American actor (1935–2009)

James Bateman, known professionally as Henry Gibson, was an American actor, comedian and poet. He played roles in the television sketch-comedy series Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In from 1968 to 1971, was the voice of the protagonist Wilbur in the animated feature Charlotte's Web (1973), portrayed country star Haven Hamilton in Robert Altman's film Nashville (1975), the Illinois Nazi leader in The Blues Brothers (1980), and appeared in The 'Burbs (1989). His later film roles included starring in The Luck of the Irish (2001) and smaller parts as Thurston Howell in Magnolia (1999) and as Father O'Neil in Wedding Crashers (2005). His final major acting role was as Judge Clark Brown on the television show Boston Legal, from 2004 to 2008.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 5 films (1965–1979) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 4 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1979 A Perfect Couple Robert Altman 110 min Color
1977 The Kentucky Fried Movie John Landis 83 min Color
1973 Charlotte's Web Charles A. Nichols 94 min Color
1973 The Long Goodbye Robert Altman 1:12 Color
1965 The outlaws is coming. Normandy Productions Inc. 8000 35mm B&W sound